Staff Software Engineer (Kernel Team)

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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Pay Range: $140200.00 $217200.00

Job Description

The Staff Software Engineer will have deep expertise in Java Angular and Python and drive technical excellence within Western Governors Universitys (WGU) technology teams. Youll maintain and enhance internal libraries ensuring reliability through proactive testing and active code contribution. You will lead new internal projects from start to finish with significant code development. A key responsibility is to teach and mentor junior engineers at WGU through guidance and practical examples.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve internal libraries through active code development.
• Proactively identify and implement tests for WGUs systems.
• Lead new projects (planning design development with significant coding deployment)
• Collaborate with diverse teams actively contributing code as needed.
• Teach and mentor junior engineers on best practices and technologies through practical coding examples.
• Resolve critical technical challenges within systems through active debugging.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives while also being able to spend time focusing on hands on coding.
• Prototype and develop new technologies through implementation.
• Identify and address inefficiencies in systems through code refactoring.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Proven experience maintaining internal Java Angular and Python libraries within a university or similar environment through active code contributions.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement tests for enterprise systems.
• Strong track record leading projects with substantial code development
• Extensive experience teaching and mentoring junior engineers including practical coding guidance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills (code reviews pair programming).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10 years software development including significant library maintenance and project leadership preferably within an educational institution.
• Proven experience teaching and mentoring with practical coding guidance.
• Proficiency in Java Angular Python REST SQL and Git with strong coding skills.
• Experience integrating thirdparty products through implementation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree or higher.
• Cloud platform experience (e.g. AWS including implementation).
• Familiarity with Spring/SpringBoot (practical coding experience).
• Experience with Salesforce development lifecycle and governor limits (a plus) particularly within an educational context.

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Position & Application Details

FullTime Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a fulltime regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

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Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.